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Huawei nova 8 Pro 5G Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Launch
Released
Jan, 2021 Mar, 2018
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 10 Android 8.0 (Oreo) up to 10
UI
EMUI 11
NO Google Play Services
One UI 2.5
Dimensions
163.3 x 74.1 x 7.9 mm (6.43 x 2.92 x 0.31 in) 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight
184 g 189 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Black, Blue, Green, White Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 1B colors Super AMOLED
Size
6.72 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution
1236 x 2676 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~439 ppi density) 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10 3D Touch (home button only), HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,4000 mAh Non-removable Li-Ion, 3500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
Reverse charging 5W
Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, Chin
Chipset
Kirin 985 5G (7 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Mali-G77 (8-core) Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 4/6GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120°, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Dual 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro- IS Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@3 /60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps) Show more

Front
Dual 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
32 MP, f/2.4, 100° (ultrawide)
HDR Video 4K
Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 83, 84 SA/NSA NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Extra
NA FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
USD $854 USD $976
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
10 Point(s) 1 Point(s)
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